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Directed by Jason Paul Laxamana Written by Jason Paul Laxamana Cinematography Rain Yamson Director Jason Paul Laxamana Music director Diwa de Leon | 7.9/10 IMDb Produced by Cyrus Khan Music by Diwa de Leo Initial release 29 August 2014 Screenplay Jason Paul Laxamana | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Starring Allen DizonGladys ReyesChanel LatorreEmilio Garcia Cast Allen Dizon, Gladys Reyes, Emilio Garcia, Chanel Latorre, Felixia Crysten Dizon Similar M: Mother's Maiden Name, Between The Eyes, Barber's Tales, Dagitab, Bonifacio: Ang Unang Pangulo | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Magkakabaung, also known by its English title The Coffin Maker, is a 2014 Philippine drama independent film directed, written and edited by Jason Paul Laxamana. The film is known for winning the Best Asian Film at the 3rd Hanoi International Film Festival in Vietnam in November 2014. The film was also an official entry at the New Wave Category of the 40th Metro Manila Film Festival
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Plot
A single father accidentally kills his eight-year-old daughter by administering the wrong medication. He finds it challenging not only to have her body buried but also to bury his culpability.
Cast
Production
Magkakabaung was shot with Kapampangan as the primary language accompanied with English subtitles.
Release
The film was first released at the Montréal World Film Festival on 29 August 2014. Magkakabaung was first showed in the United States on 11 September 2014 at the Harlem International Film Festival. The Hong Kong premiere for the film was on 12 November 2014 at the Hong Kong Asian Film Festival and on Vietnam on 23 November 2014 at the Hanoi International Film Festival. The film was premiered at the Austin Film Society in the United States on 11 December 2014. Magkakabaung is released in the Philippines on 17 December 2014 as an official entry of the New Wave Category at the 40th Metro Manila Film Festival.
Reception
The Network for the Promotion of Asian Cinema describe the film, which was shown at the 3rd Hanoi International Film Festival, as "an emotionally rich journey that is free of sentimentality. By slowly and confidently unveiling a hero we believe in, we encounter the unseen and never doubt the truthfulness of this experience,”
Quezon City Representative Winston Castelo, filed House Resolution No. 1744, which seeks to commend Magkakabaung's director Jason Paul Laxamana citing “Laxamana deserves all the praise and recognition for bringing pride, glory and honor to the country.”